Holiday travel

Hundreds of holiday travelers wait as they are delayed for hours following an electrical problem that suspended rail service at New York City's Penn Station for nearly three hours on December 23, 2009 in New York City. The power outage, which was first reported at 8:45 a.m., delayed trains on New Jersey Transit, Long Island Railroad and Amtrak lines. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Hundreds of holiday travelers wait as they are delayed for hours following an electrical problem that suspended rail service at New York City's Penn Station for nearly three hours on December 23, 2009 in New York City. The power outage, which was first reported at 8:45 a.m., delayed trains on New Jersey Transit, Long Island Railroad and Amtrak lines. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Hundreds of holiday travelers wait as they are delayed for hours following an electrical problem that suspended rail service at New York City's Penn Station for nearly three hours on December 23, 2009 in New York City. The power outage, which was first reported at 8:45 a.m., delayed trains on New Jersey Transit, Long Island Railroad and Amtrak lines. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)